[drpietrzak]

Hello!

I an mew to my 8300 Curve (Verizon if that matters). Aside from the eOffice work around issues are there other aspects I need to be aware of (or cautious about) with the unit?

[jeffh]

Two issues that surprise many new users are 1) the time zones don't update automatically when you travel and 2) the GPS doesn't work in Verizon phones.

For the reasoning behind the time zones implementation, see Time Zone Issues in my sig. To use the GPS, buy an external unit. Several models are sold in the CrackBerry store.

The other issue you MUST be aware of is your internal memory. Check your free memory: Options / Status / File Free:

Any time "File Free" drops below 12 000 000 bytes, the phone will start deleting call logs and text messages without warning to free up memory. Text messages may be deleted as soon as they arrive, before you have had time to read them.

A battery pull recovers memory and will alleviate the problem temporarily. The solution is to remove the stuff you don't need (the sample video, wallpaper, themes, other languages, brickbreaker, etc.) from the device's memory. The following procedure, originally written by Forums Moderator Reed McLay will guide you:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/how-...-memory-34633/

Also, if you have a Media Card, be sure to put pictures, videos, music, and ringtones on it, not in your device's memory. Keep in mind that Media Card memory is not device memory. You have to keep your device memory above 12 000 000 bytes, regardless of the capacity of your Media Card or how much free space it has. Finally, you can't at this time run programs from a Media Card. Programs have to be installed in and executed in device memory.

[greg24]

Also check out the 101 section and popular downloads section

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[drpietrzak]

Thanks! I hit the time zone issues this last week in fact. I was very surprised (and alomost late someplace). I will watch the memory issue as well.

DRP

Two issues that surprise many new users are 1) the time zones don't update automatically when you travel and 2) the GPS doesn't work in Verizon phones.

For the reasoning behind the time zones implementation, see Time Zone Issues in my sig. To use the GPS, buy an external unit. Several models are sold in the CrackBerry store.

The other issue you MUST be aware of is your internal memory. Check your free memory: Options / Status / File Free:

Any time "File Free" drops below 12 000 000 bytes, the phone will start deleting call logs and text messages without warning to free up memory. Text messages may be deleted as soon as they arrive, before you have had time to read them.

A battery pull recovers memory and will alleviate the problem temporarily. The solution is to remove the stuff you don't need (the sample video, wallpaper, themes, other languages, brickbreaker, etc.) from the device's memory. The following procedure, originally written by Forums Moderator Reed McLay will guide you:

Also, if you have a Media Card, be sure to put pictures, videos, music, and ringtones on it, not in your device's memory. Keep in mind that Media Card memory is not device memory. You have to keep your device memory above 12 000 000 bytes, regardless of the capacity of your Media Card or how much free space it has. Finally, you can't at this time run programs from a Media Card. Programs have to be installed in and executed in device memory.

[drpietrzak]

Also check out the 101 section and popular downloads section

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

Thanks! I was reading that ... but hit issues with eOffice. Made me wonder what else (like GPS) I did not know!